150 years of the Shelton Works - page 22

 

 

Three photographs, together making up a panoramic view of the works in 1926

Three photographs, together making up a panoramic view of the works in 1926

 

With re-building complete, the remaining old, blast furnace plant was scrapped. It was 1924 and those three furnaces were capable of making 6,000 tons of iron a week. 
With occasional relinings and associated work, they were to supply the plant with iron until that part of the plant was closed in 1978.